Product comparison · 2 gpus

Dell 490-12266 graphics card AMD vs MSI N450GTS-MD512D5/OC graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450

9specifications compared
7differ
2identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- 490-12266 graphics card AMD:AMD
- N450GTS-MD512D5/OC graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450:NVIDIA
Maximum resolution
- 490-12266 graphics card AMD:8192 x 8192 pixels
- N450GTS-MD512D5/OC graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450:2560 x 1600 pixels
Memory bus
- 490-12266 graphics card AMD:64 bit
- N450GTS-MD512D5/OC graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450:128 bit
Interface type
- 490-12266 graphics card AMD:PCI Express x16
- N450GTS-MD512D5/OC graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450:PCI Express 2.0
PhysX
- 490-12266 graphics card AMD:No
- N450GTS-MD512D5/OC graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450:Yes
DirectX version
- 490-12266 graphics card AMD:10.1
- N450GTS-MD512D5/OC graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450:11
OpenGL version
- 490-12266 graphics card AMD:3.2
- N450GTS-MD512D5/OC graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450:4.0

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Comparison of 490-12266, N450GTS-MD512D5/OC
31 specifications	A Dell 490-12266 graphics card AMD Model 490-12266 View product	B MSI N450GTS-MD512D5/OC graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 Model N450GTS-MD512D5/OC View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	AMD	NVIDIA
Graphics processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GeForce GTS 450
Maximum resolutionDiffers	8192 x 8192 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	850 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Maximum digital resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2560 x 1600 pixels
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Quad-GPU CrossFireX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.5 GB
Graphics card memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	64 bit	128 bit
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3608 MHz
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express x16	PCI Express 2.0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Performance3 differ
PhysXDiffers	No	Yes
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX versionDiffers	10.1	11
OpenGL versionDiffers	3.2	4.0
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Shader model versionKnown for one	4.1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full HDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Active
Weight & dimensionsidentical
LengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	210 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40.5 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	112 mm
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
HDMIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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